The Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway may have taken more than seven hours to complete, but it delivered a compelling finish. The points standings changed as the two top contenders experienced wildly different final laps.
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Kaden Honeycutt scored his third win of the season, and he took the points lead. Championship favorite Layne Riggs dealt with more issues, continuing what has become a trend during the Chase. He fell to second in the standings and 37 points behind Honeycutt after finishing 19th.
KADEN HONEYCUTT WINS AT KANSAS. He is the new @NASCAR_Trucks points leader with five races to go! pic.twitter.com/xyVwUDBZLk
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The two drivers had very strong trucks at the 1.5-mile track, which they used to contend for the lead. Honeycutt dominated while leading 111 of the 134 laps and sweeping the stage wins.
Riggs, who started 22nd after rain washed out practice and qualifying, made his way to third place before the end of stage 1. He then finished second in stage 2 despite hitting the wall after contact from Honeycutt.
The race drastically changed after stage 2, especially for Riggs. He entered pit road second under caution, but he lost more than two dozen positions due to an issue on the stop. The team dropped the jack, but they had not tightened the lug nuts on one of his wheels.
Issues on pit road for the No. 34 team after battling for the lead at the end of Stage 2. pic.twitter.com/D5d1JHyxAe
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) September 26, 2026
The rain fell at that point and delayed the race for 4 hours and 47 minutes. This created a scenario where NASCAR could have called the race complete and awarded the win to Grant Enfinger, who stayed out on a gamble.
This did not happen. NASCAR eventually got the track dry as the weather cleared. The race restarted, and the drivers began fighting for position yet again.
Honeycutt took the lead back from Enfinger on the restart, and he continued to dominate the race. Riggs charged through the field and eventually got to second place. Although he ultimately slammed into the outside wall multiple times in the closing laps. He cut a tire and fell through the field, losing crucial points in the process.
"Definitely a wild day, I wanted to go back green so bad after the caution," Honeycutt said. "Thanks to NASCAR and everyone who allowed us to go back and finish that race off. Four hours is a lot, so hopefully the fans stuck around and saw a good show at the end."
Riggs is not the only driver in the Chase to experience significant issues at Kansas Speedway. This is also true for Tyler Ankrum, Enfinger, and Ty Majeski.
Enfinger had the lead at the time the rain fell, and he could have scored an easy win if NASCAR called the race. This did not happen, and his night went in a wildly different direction.
The veteran driver's issues began when he cut a tire and fell off the pace. He then came to a stop against the outside wall, which forced NASCAR to throw the caution. Once he headed to pit road, NASCAR penalized him two laps for intentionally bringing out the caution.
A little chaos in Kansas! pic.twitter.com/7L1TPXrhT8
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) September 27, 2026
This series of events led to a 31st-place finish. Enfinger fell to ninth in the standings after losing two spots.
Majeski and Ankrum also left the track frustrated due to unexpected issues. Both drivers had flat tires that sent them down pit road. Majeski, a former champion, fell four laps behind the leaders. He ended the day in 29th place while falling to seventh in the Chase standings.
Ankrum's issues occurred with under 15 laps left in the race. Like Majeski before him, he had to pit under green. He fell to two laps behind the leaders, and he finished the race in 25th place. He remained 10th in the standings.
